JP2007290638A - Passenger guidance system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a passenger guidance system capable of shortening a getting-on/off time of a passenger by relaxing confusion on a platform. <P>SOLUTION: A point giving device for giving a point to a ticket and a commuter ticket of the passenger; a display lamp for displaying a position of a designated door of a designated train; and a position detection device for detecting door position information for getting-on of the passenger are installed on the station platform. The point is given to the riding passenger from the door where the passengers are not confused. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a passenger guidance system for guiding a passenger on a vehicle or a station platform.

  In order to prevent accidents from falling from the station platform, installation of platform doors is progressing. When the home door is installed, the width of the platform becomes narrower than before, and passengers waiting for the train and passengers moving on the platform cross each other, and passenger flow is stagnant. For this reason, the platform is congested, or it takes time to get on and off the train, which hinders regular train operation. Therefore, in particular, in order to install a platform door at a station on an existing route where the platform is narrow, it is also necessary to provide a congestion elimination method.

  As a first known example of the congestion elimination method, there is a commuter pass fare variable device disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this device, a fare variable device for a commuter pass is installed at the ticket gate, which makes the fare during rush hours, where the use of passengers concentrate, expensive and the fare during non-rush hours cheaper. Thereby, a time difference boarding can be accelerated | stimulated and the congestion on a platform can be eliminated.

  Further, as a second known example of the congestion elimination method, there is a personal guidance system for a mass transit system disclosed in Patent Document 2. When the train stops at the platform, it is displayed which door each passenger should get on and off. As a result, the passenger is moved so that the congestion on the platform can be leveled.

JP-A-6-44419 JP-T-2001-510416

  Of these known examples, the first known example may be able to alleviate the congestion on the platform to some extent, but it is not effective to shorten the passenger boarding time. This is because the local congestion that a passenger is localized in a certain part cannot be eliminated. For example, places that are easy to board near the stairs, places that are convenient for transferring to the stairs at the getting-off station, places where vacant vehicles stop, etc. are crowded because passengers prefer to board. In addition, the narrow part of the stairs is also congested locally because the passenger flow tends to stagnate. On the other hand, inconvenient places such as the edge of the platform and under the stairs are almost empty. Thus, in the first known example, the total number of passengers on the station platform can be reduced, but the above-mentioned local congestion cannot be eliminated. In the second known example, the passenger can be moved so that the local congestion of the home can be leveled, but it is meaningless unless the passenger follows the guidance instruction. Passengers do not need to move to eliminate congestion until they abandon convenience such as transfer, and the effect is not obtained.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a passenger guidance system that can reduce congestion on the platform and shorten passenger boarding / exiting time compared to the above-described known examples.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a passenger guidance system having a point program system for giving a passenger points that can be returned to cash or goods or services that benefit the passengers.
Point granting means for granting points to a passenger ticket, commuter pass or account for the mileage for passengers boarding from a designated door of a designated train, and a designated door of the designated train Door position display means for displaying the position of the vehicle, and position detection means for detecting the position information of the door on which the passenger boarded in order to confirm whether the passenger boarded from the designated door of the designated train. It is a feature.

  In order to achieve the above object, the passenger guidance system of the present invention measures the number of passengers for each door of each train, and determines the number of passengers on weekdays, holidays, day of the week, month, day, quarter, or a specific time. Passenger counting means for storing history data for each cycle, and door selection means for determining a door to which points are given based on a comparison between the history data and a specific threshold value.

  In order to achieve the above object, the passenger guidance system of the present invention has point management means, and the point management means includes points such as the date and time of point grant or the position of a station, train, door, etc. When the point recording means for recording the granted data and a new point grant request from the point program system, it is determined whether or not the specified limit is satisfied by referring to the point grant data, and the limit is satisfied. It is characterized by having point grant selection means for not giving points when there is not.

In order to achieve the above object, the passenger guidance system of the present invention provides the specific threshold corresponding to the size of the station platform in front of the door, the shape of the station platform, or the number of passengers that can wait. Are individually set. Furthermore, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a passenger guidance method for giving a passenger who has boarded a train a point that can be returned to cash or goods or services that benefit the passenger.
Granting points to passenger tickets, commuter passes, or mileage accounts for passengers boarding from designated doors on designated trains;
Displaying the position of the designated door of the designated train;
In order to confirm whether or not a passenger has boarded from a designated door of the designated train, the position information of the door on which the passenger has boarded is detected.

  In order to achieve the above object, the number of passengers at each train door is measured, and the number of passengers is stored as history data on weekdays, holidays, days of the week, days of the week, months, quarters, or at specific time periods. The door to which points are given is determined from the comparison between the history data and a specific threshold value.

  In addition, in order to achieve the above purpose, point management was performed and point granting data such as the date and time of point granting or the position of stations, trains, doors, etc. were recorded, and there was a new point granting request. Sometimes, it is determined whether or not a specified restriction is satisfied with reference to the point grant data, and points are not given when the restriction is not satisfied.

  In order to achieve the above object, the specific threshold value is individually set corresponding to the size of the station platform in front of the door, the shape of the station platform, or the number of passengers that can wait. It is what.

  According to the present invention, since the passenger collects the points, the door with the indicator light is used preferentially, and the passenger can be guided so that the passenger on the station platform can be leveled. Become. In addition, since there is no need for personnel to push passengers into the train, the cost of passenger guidance can be reduced. Furthermore, since the passenger boarding time is shortened, the stop time of the train is reduced. As a result, it is possible to provide a passenger system that increases the service density of the train and realizes more passengers.

  Hereinafter, an Example is shown using FIGS.

  The present invention is based on the premise that the railway system has introduced a point program system. The point program system is a program system in which a railway company, its contract company, or an individual gives points to a passenger for points that can be returned to cash or goods or privilege services that benefit the passenger. When a passenger pays a passenger fare such as a ticket, reserved seat, or regular period, purchases goods at a retail store in a station, or purchases a service such as a rental car, points are given according to the amount paid and the distance traveled To do. This is expected to increase railway passengers. Airline companies already have mileage programs, and pharmacies and other retailers already have point programs that are applied to railways. An object of the present invention is to realize efficient passenger guidance using points of the point program system.

  First, the operation of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows a state where the train 1001 has arrived at the station platform and the platform door 1002 is open. Indicator lights 81 and 82, which are door display means for displaying doors to which points are given, are installed for each door on the side of the home door. The passenger guidance device 1 turns off the indicator light 82 of the crowded door and turns on the indicator light 81 of the door that is not crowded. Furthermore, the passenger guidance device 1 detects the door on which the passenger has boarded by the position detection device 1004. When the passenger 71 gets on the door corresponding to the lit display lamp 81, the passenger guidance device 1 uses the point granting device 1003 to store the passenger's ticket, a regular account, or a point account opened in advance. Give points. If the passenger 72 gets on the door corresponding to the indicator light 82 that is turned off, no points are given. As a result, the passenger preferentially uses the door with the indicator lamp lit for the purpose of collecting points. Thereby, the passenger guidance apparatus 1 can guide a passenger so that the passenger 7 on a station platform can be leveled by setting lighting of an indicator lamp for every door of each train.

  In the first embodiment, an RF card is used as a commuter pass or a boarding ticket, and an RF card reader / writer is installed for each door as the position detection device 1004. The commuter pass expiration date, section, ticket boarding station, and fare are recorded in the non-volatile memory inside the RF card. The RF card can wirelessly communicate with a reader / writer using a built-in antenna. Since the RF card data can be communicated in a non-contact manner, the ticket gate at the ticket gate becomes easy. For the operation principle and configuration of the RF card and reader / writer, see “RFID Identified by This” (edited by the Japan Automatic Recognition System Association, Ohmsha) and “Railway and Electrical Technology 2005.8 VOL16No.8 pages 3-9”. Please refer to.

  FIG. 2 illustrates a hardware configuration of the passenger guidance system according to the first embodiment. The passenger guidance device 1 includes an indicator lamp 8 that is a door display means for displaying a door position to which points are given, a position detection device 1004 that detects door position information on which a passenger has boarded, and a reader / writer 4 that also serves as a point grant device 1003. , Serial 101, 102, etc. The passenger guidance device 1 is connected to the point management device 2 through a communication line such as the Internet 9. One or more indicator lamps 8 and reader / writers 4 are installed on the station platform for each door position of the stopped train. As will be described later, when a point is given to the passenger's RF card 3 from the reader / writer 4 connected to the passenger guidance device 1, the point management device 2 may not be provided. As the door display means, a flat display such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic SED may be used. In addition, door ID for identifying a position is statically allocated for every door position of the stop train of a station platform. When a home door is installed, a door ID is assigned to each home door.

  FIG. 4 shows the hardware configuration of the reader / writer 4. The CPU 41, the RAM 42, the ROM 43, the serial module 47, the interface module 46, the encryption module 44, and the code decryption module 45 are connected by a bus. The serial module 47 is a standardized network driver module that can connect a plurality of nodes such as LON, CAN, and RS485. Further, DIO (digital input / output) can be used instead of serial. The encryption module 44 is a module that encrypts data and decrypts the encryption so that transmission data and reception data to the RF card 3 are not wiretapped. The code decoding module 45 is a module for encoding transmission data according to a communication protocol and decoding received data during wireless communication. The interface module 46 is a module that transmits transmission data to the antenna 48 and receives reception data from the antenna 48. The ROM 43 is a non-rewritable memory, and stores the reader / writer 4 program and data initial values. The programs include an OS and peripheral module device drivers, a read unit that processes a read command to the RF card 3, and a write unit that processes a write command. The RAM 42 is a rewritable memory, and stores data used by the program.

The operation of the lead part of the reader / writer 4 will be described. When a read command is received from the passenger guidance device 1, the read command is encrypted by the encryption module 44. Next, the encrypted read command is encoded by the encoding / decoding module 45 and transmitted to the RF card 3 by the interface module 46. Thereafter, when the interface module 46 receives the received data from the RF card 3, the received data is decrypted by the encoding / decoding module 45 and then decrypted by the encryption module 44. The decrypted received data is transmitted to the passenger guidance device 1 by the serial module 47.

  Next, the operation of the write unit of the reader / writer 4 will be described. When the write command and the write data are received from the passenger guidance device 1, the read command and the write data are encrypted by the encryption module 44 to be transmitted data. Next, the encrypted transmission data is encoded by the encoding / decoding module 45 and transmitted to the RF card 3 by the interface module 46.

FIG. 5 shows the hardware configuration of the RF card 3. CPU31, RAM
32, ROM 33, interface module 37, encryption module 35, encoding / decryption module 36, nonvolatile memory 34, and power supply device 38 are connected by a bus. The interface module 37, the encryption module 35, and the code decryption module 36 are the same as those of the reader / writer 4. The non-volatile memory 34 is a rewritable memory, and can hold the current value even when there is no power supply. The nonvolatile memory 34 stores a card ID for identifying the RF card 3, and fare information such as a ticket and a regular period. If there is no point management device 2, point information can also be stored. The fare information includes the expiry date of the commuter pass, the valid section, the waypoint, the name of the ticket boarding station, and the fare. The power supply device 38 is a rectifier circuit that converts carrier energy from an antenna into a DC power supply voltage. The power supply device 38 supplies power to the entire RF card 3. A built-in battery may be provided instead of the power supply device 38, and power may be supplied from here. The ROM 33 is a non-rewritable memory, and stores the program of the RF card 3 and initial values of data. The program includes a device driver for the OS and peripheral modules, and a command part for processing a read command and a write command. The RAM 32 is a rewritable memory and stores data used by the program.

  The operation of the command unit of the RF card 3 will be described. When the interface module 37 receives the received data from the antenna, the received data is decrypted by the encoding / decoding module 36 and then decrypted by the encryption module 35. A command is searched from the decoded received data to determine whether it is a read command or a write command. If it is a read command, the data specified by the command is read from the nonvolatile memory 34. The read data is encrypted by the encryption module 35 and encoded by the encoding / decoding module 36 and transmitted from the antenna 39. If it is a write command, the value specified by the command is written to the data in the nonvolatile memory 34 specified by the command.

FIG. 6 shows the hardware configuration of the point management device 2. The point management device 2 is a device that records points given to each RF card 3 and gives points to the RF card 3 if necessary. The CPU 21, RAM 22, ROM 23, serial module 24, network controller 26, and parallel module 25 are connected by a bus. The serial module 24 is the same as that of the reader / writer 4. The serial module 24 is connected to a ticket vending machine, a ticket, and a reader / writer 4 installed at a regular sales counter. The network controller 26 is a communication processing module used for connecting to the Internet 9. Processes lower layer protocol of Ethernet (registered trademark).
The ROM 23 is a non-rewritable memory and stores the point management device 2 program and initial values of data. As the program, there are an OS, a device driver for peripheral modules, a point grant selection unit for selecting whether or not points are given, and a point exchange unit for exchanging points for cash, premiums, and other services. The RAM 22 is a rewritable memory and stores data used by the program. A point granting table 3003 described later is stored in the storage device.

The point management device 2 holds a point granting table 3003 shown in FIG. 12 in order to record points for each RF card 3. For each RF card 3, the card ID, the point, the latest time when the point was given, the place where the point was given, and the account information to be transferred when the point is exchanged are recorded.

  The point grant selection unit of the point management device 2 provides a restriction function for not giving duplicate points to passengers. The operation of the point grant selection unit will be described below. The point grant selection unit starts execution when a question command is sent from the passenger guidance device 1 as to whether or not points with the specified card ID can be granted. The designated card ID is searched from the point granting table 3003. Next, it is confirmed whether the designated card ID satisfies the point granting condition. Conditions for granting points include, for example, whether the specified time has elapsed since the renewal time, the renewal location is not a close home or door, or the passenger is unnatural in a short time just for the purpose of points. There are conditions such as whether or not getting on and off is repeated. When the conditions for granting points are satisfied, the point grant selection unit changes the update time and update location to the data specified in the question command, and notifies the passenger guidance device 1 that points can be granted. . When the point granting condition is not satisfied, the point grant selecting unit notifies the passenger guidance device 1 that the point grant is not possible.

  The point exchange unit is a program for exchanging points for cash, prizes, and other services. The operation of the point exchange unit will be described below. The point exchange unit transmits a read command to the reader / writer 4. When the passenger causes the reader / writer 4 to read the RF card 3, the reader / writer 4 transmits a card ID and points. The point exchange unit transfers the amount corresponding to the points to the account of the point granting table 3003. Thereafter, the point exchange unit transmits a write command to the reader / writer 4. The reader / writer 4 writes 0 at the point of the RF card 3. In the above, the case of cash is shown, but in the case of a free gift, the address and name of the passenger are recorded in the point granting table 3003, and if the predetermined point is exceeded, the free gift may be mailed. . Gifts can be mailed by using an online shop connected to the Internet 9.

FIG. 3 shows a hardware configuration of the passenger guidance device 1. The CPU 11, RAM 12, ROM 13, nonvolatile memory 14, serial module 16, and network controller 17 are connected by a bus. The serial module 16 is the same as that of the reader / writer 4. The serial module 16 is connected to the indicator lamp 8 and the reader / writer 4. The network controller 17 is the same as the point management device 2.
The ROM 13 is a non-rewritable memory, and stores a program for the passenger guidance device 1 and initial values of data. As the program, there are OS and peripheral module device drivers, and a passenger guidance control unit for controlling the passenger guidance system. The RAM 12 is a rewritable memory and stores data used by the program. The non-volatile memory 14 holds a door selection table 3002 that records whether or not points are given to each train door.

FIG. 11 shows the configuration of the door selection table 3002. The door selection table 3002 is prepared for each train that stops at all the station platforms managed by the passenger guidance device 1. The door selection table 3002 records the door ID for identifying the door and whether the point is “granted” or “none”. The point of the door selection table 3002 is statically determined as “granted” or “none” based on the number of passengers measured for each door, the size and shape of the station platform in front of the door, or the number of passengers waiting in front of the door. Record it. The pointer table 3001 is a table for searching the door selection table 3002 corresponding to the train. The pointer table 3001 stores a train ID for identifying a train, a home number at which the train stops, and a pointer to the door selection table 3002.

The passenger guidance control unit of the passenger guidance device 1 is a program that performs overall control of the entire passenger guidance system. The operation of this passenger guidance control unit will be described with reference to FIG. First, when the passenger guidance device 1 receives a train ID approaching the station platform from an operation management system (not shown) for managing the train operation via a network such as the Internet 9, the passenger guidance control unit is activated. The The passenger guidance control unit searches the designated train ID from the pointer table 3001, detects the corresponding home number and door selection table 3002, and selects the door ID whose point is “granted” in the door selection table 3002. (Step 8001). Next, the passenger guidance control unit turns on the indicator lamp 8 corresponding to the selected door ID, and turns off the indicator lamp 8 of the door ID that has not been selected (step 8002). The passenger guidance control unit transmits a read command to the reader / writer 4 corresponding to the selected door ID. Thereafter, when the train arrives at the station platform (the train has not departed), the passenger brings the RF card 3 close to the reader / writer 4 for each door and leads. The reader / writer 4 transmits the card ID of the RF card 3 to the passenger guidance control unit (step 8004). The passenger guidance control unit transmits a question command, a card ID, and a door ID to the point management device 2 (step 8005). When the point management device 2 receives the question command, it executes the point grant selection unit, and transmits “point grant possible” or “point grant impossible” to the passenger guidance control unit. The passenger guidance control unit checks the data received from the point management device 2 and, if it is “point grantable” (step 8006), transmits the write command and the number of points granted to the reader / writer 4 that transmitted the card ID ( Step 8007). The reader / writer 4 reads the current number of points of the RF card 3, adds the number of granted points, and writes to the RF card 3. Thereafter, the passenger control unit transmits a read command to the reader / writer 4. When the passenger guidance control unit receives “no point grant”, it transmits a read command to the reader / writer 4 that transmitted the card ID. Finally, when it is confirmed that the train with the train ID has departed from the station platform from an operation management system (not shown) that manages the operation of the train via a network such as the Internet 9 (step 8003), passenger guidance The control unit cancels the read command to all reader / writers 4 and turns off all the indicator lamps 8 (step 8008).

  The passenger causes the reader / writer 4 connected to the point management device 2 to read the RF card 3 in order to exchange the given points for cash, prizes, and services. The reader / writer 4 reads the card ID and points of the RF card 3 and transmits them to the point exchange unit of the point management device 2. As described above, the point exchange unit confirms the points and performs cash transfer or mailing of prizes.

  The second embodiment shows a passenger guidance system that dynamically sets the door selection table 3002 statically set in the first embodiment by measuring the number of passengers. FIG. 7 shows a passenger guidance system configuration of the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, a door selection device 5 is added to the first embodiment.

  FIG. 8 shows a hardware configuration of the door selection device 5. The CPU 51, RAM 52, ROM 53, image capture module 54, parallel module 55, and network controller 56 are connected by a bus. The parallel module 55 is a module that reads / writes data from / to the storage device 58. The storage device 58 stores image data taken by a camera and the number of passengers measured by a passenger counting unit described later. The image capture module 54 is a module that transfers image data captured by the camera 57 to the storage device 58. One or more cameras 57 are connected. It may be installed for each door, and if a plurality of doors can be photographed, one unit is installed for each of the plurality of doors. The ROM 53 is a non-rewritable memory, and stores the program of the door selection device 5 and the initial value of data. The program includes an OS and peripheral module device drivers, a passenger counting unit that measures the number of passengers based on image data, and a door selection unit that selects a point-giving door. The RAM 52 is a rewritable memory and stores data used by the program. The storage device 58 is a nonvolatile recording device such as a hard disk or a flash memory. The storage device 58 records image data and a passenger number table 3005.

  FIG. 13 shows the structure of the passenger number table 3005. The passenger number table 3005 records the number of passengers for each door of the train, and prepares only the trains that stop at the station platform. The passenger number table 3005 stores “door ID”, “current” passenger number, “weekday”, “holiday”, “day of the week”, “monthly day” average value of passenger numbers, and “threshold value”. . Further, a pointer to each passenger number table 3005 is stored in the pointer table 3004 in order to search the passenger number table 3005.

  The operation of the passenger counting unit of the door selection device 5 will be described. A passenger total part will start operation | movement, if the notification of approach to the station platform of the train 1001 is received from the operation management system (not shown) which manages the operation of a train. The passenger counting unit captures a passenger image in front of the door with the camera 57 and transfers the passenger image to the storage device 58 using the image capture module 54. Then, the passenger for each door is detected from the passenger image, and the number of passengers is measured. An image processing algorithm for performing person detection from image data is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-243475, and is used. Next, the passenger counting unit searches the pointer table 3004 for a pointer to the passenger table of the train, and records the number of passengers in the “current” number of passengers in the passenger number table 3005. The CPU of the door selection device 5 has a timer inside, and obtains attributes such as whether the current time is a weekday, a holiday, a day of the week, a date, or the like by the timer. Using this attribute, the "current" number of passengers, the number of times each data is updated, and the current number of passengers for each "weekday", "holiday", "day of the week", and "month / day", the latest "weekday" , The number of passengers for each “holiday”, “day of the week”, and “month / day” is obtained, and the passenger number table 3005 is updated.

  Next, operation | movement of the door selection part of the door selection apparatus 5 is demonstrated. The door selection unit is executed at certain intervals (1 day, 1 week, 1 month, quarter, 1 year) at midnight, early morning, etc. when the train does not operate. The door selection unit compares the number of passengers selected for each of “weekdays”, “holidays”, “day of the week”, and “month / day” recorded in the passenger number table 3005 with a preset threshold value. If the number of passengers is small, it is selected as a door to which points are given. The threshold value is recorded in the passenger number table 3005 for each door ID. The threshold value is statically determined based on the number of passengers measured for each door, the size and shape of the station platform in front of the door, or the number of passengers that can wait in front of the door. For example, for a door that is wide in front of the door and has few passengers, the threshold is set to “∞” and points are always given. Conversely, for a door that is narrow in front of the door and where passengers always concentrate, the threshold value is set to “0” and points are not always given. The above comparison is performed for all the doors of the train, and the door to which points are given is selected. Then, the door selection device 5 transmits the train ID and the door ID for giving points to the passenger guidance device 1 via the Internet 9. Upon receiving the received train ID and door ID, the passenger guidance control unit of the passenger guidance device 1 sets all the points in the door selection table 3002 to “none” and then selects the door corresponding to the received train ID and door ID. Only the points in the table 3002 are set to “grant”.

  In the first embodiment, an example is shown in which points are managed by the nonvolatile memory of the RF card 3, but there is a problem in that point information is lost when the RF card 3 is lost. Therefore, in the third embodiment, an embodiment is shown in which points are stored in the point granting table 3003 of the point management apparatus 2.

  The hardware configuration of the third embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. However, each program for reading and writing points is changed, specifically, the point assignment selection unit, the point exchange unit of the point management device 2 and the passenger guidance control unit of the passenger guidance device 1 are changed. The operations of these programs in the third embodiment are shown below.

  First, the operation of the point grant selection unit is shown. The point grant selection unit starts execution when a question command is sent from the passenger guidance device 1 as to whether or not points with the specified card ID can be granted. The designated card ID is searched from the point granting table 3003. Next, it is confirmed whether the designated card ID satisfies the point granting condition. If the point granting condition is satisfied, the point grant selecting unit changes the update time and update location to the data specified in the question command, and adds the point to “point” in the point granting table 3003. If the point granting condition is not satisfied, the point grant selecting unit does nothing.

  Next, the operation of the point exchange unit will be described below. The point exchange unit transmits a read command to the reader / writer 4. When the passenger causes the reader / writer 4 to read the RF card 3, the reader / writer 4 transmits the card ID. The point exchange unit searches the point granting table 3003 and transfers the amount corresponding to the point corresponding to the card ID to the account of the point granting table 3003. In the operation of the point exchange unit, a ticket is returned for each boarding. If you want to collect a refund in one month and collect it all together, record the points for the current month separately in the point grant table 3003 and add the points from the previous month to the points in the point grant table 3003 when the month changes. do it.

  Finally, the operation of the passenger guidance control unit will be described. First, the passenger guidance control unit receives a train ID approaching the station platform from an operation management system (not shown) that manages the operation of the train via a network such as the Internet 9. The passenger guidance control unit searches the designated train ID from the pointer table 3001, searches the corresponding home number and the door selection table 3002, and selects the door ID to which points are given. Next, the passenger guidance control unit turns on the indicator lamp 8 corresponding to the selected door ID, and turns off the indicator lamp 8 of the door ID that has not been selected. The passenger guidance control unit transmits a read command to the reader / writer 4 corresponding to the selected door ID. Thereafter, when the train arrives at the station platform, the passenger causes the reader / writer 4 for each door to read the RF card 3. The reader / writer 4 transmits the card ID of the RF card 3 to the passenger guidance control unit. The passenger guidance control unit transmits a question command, a card ID, and a door ID to the point management device 2. When the point management device 2 receives the question command, the point grant selection unit is activated. The point grant selection unit adds points to the points in the point grant table 3003 if points can be granted. If points cannot be awarded, do nothing. Thereafter, the passenger guidance control unit transmits a read command to the reader / writer 4 that has received the card ID.

  In the fourth embodiment, an example in which a mobile phone with a built-in RF card is used as a regular ticket instead of the RF card will be described. Refer to “Railway and Electrical Technology 2005.8 VOL16 No.8 pp. 3-9” for details on the mobile phone with built-in RF card.

  FIG. 9 shows a hardware configuration of the passenger guidance system of the fourth embodiment. The passenger guidance device 1 is connected to an indicator lamp 8 that is a door display means for displaying a door position to which points are given, a reader / writer 4 and serials 101 and 102. The passenger guidance device 1 is connected to the point management device 2 and the gateway 2001 through the Internet 9. One or more indicator lamps 8 are installed on the station platform for each door position of the stopped train. The reader / writer 4 is installed at the ticket gate of the station. As the door display means, a flat display such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic SED may be used in addition to the indicator lamp. The gateway 2001 is a device that receives wireless communication of the RF card built-in mobile phone 6 and converts it into Internet communication. Thereby, the mobile phone 6 with a built-in RF card can communicate with the passenger guidance device 1, the point management device 2, and other sites on the Internet via the Internet. The indicator lamp 8, the reader / writer 4, and the point management device 2 have the same hardware configuration as that of the first embodiment, and the internal program is also the same.

  FIG. 10 shows the hardware configuration of the mobile phone 6 with a built-in RF card. The CPU 61, RAM 62, ROM 63, RF card 3, GPS module 64, image capture module 65, graphic module 66, and interface module 67 are connected by a bus.

  The GPS module is a position information system that measures the current position, and is used in a navigation system. The image capture module 65 is a module that transfers image data captured by the camera 6001 to the ROM 63. The graphic module 66 is a module for displaying graphic data on the RAM on the LCD 6002. The interface module 67 is a module that transmits transmission data to the antenna 6003 and receives reception data from the antenna 6003. The configuration of the RF card 3 is the same as that of the first embodiment. The bus of the RF card is directly connected to the bus of the mobile phone with a built-in RF card. Therefore, the CPU 31 and the CPU 61 can directly read and write each other's RAM, ROM, and other peripheral modules. Further, the CPU 31 and the CPU 61 can interrupt each other, and can start execution of the partner program by an interrupt routine. The ROM 63 is a non-rewritable memory, and stores the program of the RF card built-in mobile phone 6 and initial values of data. As a program, in addition to the OS, peripheral module device driver, call control, and Internet communication control, the program has a GSP command section for processing location information inquiries from the passenger guidance device 1. The ROM 63 also records the unique IP address of the mobile phone 6 with a built-in RF card. The RAM 62 is a rewritable memory and stores data used by the program.

  The operation | movement of a GPS command part is shown. When the interface module 67 receives data, the CPU 61 checks whether the data is a GPS command. If it is a GPS command, the IP address of the command transmission source is recorded. The GPS module 64 is activated, the current position is obtained, and the register storing the result is read. Finally, the current position is transmitted using the interface module 67 to the transmission source IP address.

  The configuration of the passenger guidance device 1 in FIG. 9 is the same as that shown in FIG. However, the ROM 13 has a door position table 3006 and an RF card table 3007 in addition to the data shown in the first embodiment. In addition to the program shown in the first embodiment, the ROM 13 includes a mobile registration unit, a position detection unit, and a mobile guidance control unit.

  FIG. 14 shows the configuration of the door position table 3006. The door position table 3006 has a “left end position” that is the position of the left end of the door toward the door ID that identifies the door position, and a “right end position” that is the position of the right end of the door. The “left end position” and the “right end position” are statically set so that the door corresponding to the door ID is included on the straight line connecting them. The position is represented by latitude and longitude in FIG. 14, but other coordinates may be used.

FIG. 15 shows the configuration of the RF card table 3007. The RF card table 3007 stores a card ID for identifying the RF card and an IP address of the RF card. An entry in which no card ID is recorded is recorded as “unused”.

The mobile registration unit of the passenger guidance device 1 is a program for recording a mobile phone with a built-in RF card that has entered the station. Hereinafter, the operation of the mobile registration unit will be described. The mobile registration unit is activated immediately after the passenger guidance device 1 is powered on. First, the mobile registration unit transmits a read command of the card ID and IP address of the RF card to the reader / writer 4. When the reader / writer 4 receives the read command, the read unit is activated. When entering the station from the ticket gate, if the passenger brings the mobile phone 6 with a built-in RF card close to the reader / writer 4, the lead unit of the reader / writer 4 reads the card ID and the IP address from the mobile phone 6 with a built-in RF card. . Thereafter, the reader / writer 4 transmits the card ID and the IP address to the mobile registration unit. The mobile registration unit searches the RF card table 3007 for the received card ID. If the same card ID is not found, the received card ID and IP address are recorded in the “unused” entry of the RF card table 3007. Thereafter, a read command for the card ID and the IP address is transmitted to the reader / writer 4 again.

  The position detection unit of the passenger guidance device 1 is a program that detects the current position of the mobile phone 6 with a built-in RF card and determines whether or not the train door position has been passed. Hereinafter, the operation of the position detection unit will be described. The position detection unit is activated by passing the card ID and IP address as arguments from the portable guidance control unit. The position detection unit transmits a GPS command to the mobile phone 6 with a specified IP address via the Internet 9. When the mobile phone 6 with built-in RF card receives the GPS command, the mobile phone 6 with built-in RF card executes the GPS command unit to determine the current position of the mobile phone 6 with built-in RF card and transmits it to the position detecting unit via the Internet 9. Thereafter, the position detection unit searches the door position table for an entry such that the current position of the RF card built-in mobile phone 6 is located on a straight line connecting the “left end position” and the “right end position” of the door position table. If there is a corresponding entry, the door ID is returned as a return value to the portable guidance control unit. If there is no corresponding entry, “None” is returned.

The portable guidance control unit of the passenger guidance device 1 is a program that performs overall control of the entire passenger guidance system using the mobile phone 6 with built-in RF card. The operation of this portable guidance control unit will be described with reference to FIG. First, when the passenger guidance device 1 receives a train ID approaching the station platform from an operation management system (not shown) that manages the operation of the train via a network such as the Internet 9, the portable guidance control unit is activated. Is done. The portable guidance control unit searches the designated train ID from the pointer table 3001, detects the corresponding home number and the door selection table 3002, and selects the door ID for which the point of the door selection table 3002 is “granted”. (Step 8101). Next, the portable guidance control unit turns on the indicator lamp 8 corresponding to the selected door ID, and turns off the indicator lamp 8 of the door ID that has not been selected (step 8102). Thereafter, the portable guidance control unit searches all the RF cards recorded in the RF card table (step 8104), and activates the position detection unit using the card ID and IP address as arguments (step 8105). The portable guidance control unit checks the return value of the position detection unit (step 8106). If the return value is a door ID, it is determined that the passenger has entered the train from the door, and the RF card table 3007 determines the card ID. Make the entry “unused”. Thereafter, the portable guidance control unit searches the door selection table 3002 to determine whether the door is a point-giving door (step 8107). If the door is a point-giving door, the portable guidance control unit transmits a question command, a card ID, and a door ID to the point management device 2. When the point management device 2 receives the question command, the point grant selection unit is activated. The point grant selection unit adds points to the points in the point grant table 3003 if points can be granted. If points cannot be given, nothing is done (step 8108). Finally, it is confirmed that the train with the train ID has departed from the station platform from an operation management system (not shown) that manages the operation of the train via a network such as the Internet 9 (step 8103). The guidance control unit turns off all the indicator lights 8 (step 8109).

  As shown in the above embodiment, a point granting device 1003 that gives points to a passenger's ticket, a commuter pass, or the mileage account for a passenger boarding from a designated door of a designated train; The indicator light 8 for displaying the position of the designated door of the designated train, and the door position information on which the passenger got in order to confirm whether the passenger got on the designated door of the designated train. It has a passenger guidance system having a position detection device 1004 for detecting the vehicle.

  As a result, in order to collect points, the passenger preferentially uses the door on which the indicator lamp 8 is lit. Passenger guidance device 1 can guide a passenger so that a passenger on a station platform can be leveled by setting lighting of indicator lamp 8 for every door of each train. In addition, since there is no need for personnel to push passengers into the train, the cost of passenger guidance can be reduced. Furthermore, since the passenger boarding time is shortened, the stop time of the train is reduced. As a result, the operating density of the train can be increased, and more passengers can get on and get a profit.

  Further, as described above, the present invention measures the number of passengers for each train door, and determines the number of passengers on weekdays, holidays, days of the week, days of the week, months, quarters, or specific time periods. And a door selecting unit 5 having a door selecting unit for determining a door to which a point is given based on a comparison between the history data and a specific threshold value.

  As a result, it becomes possible to select a door to which points are given in accordance with changes in passengers. For example, in the case of a crowded train door during weekday rush, points are awarded if the number of passengers on the “weekdays” in the passenger table is greater than a threshold value, otherwise points are not awarded. Therefore, points are awarded only when passenger guidance is required.

  Further, as described above, the present invention has the point management device 2, and the point management device 2 records the point grant data such as the date and time of point grant or the position of a station, train, door, etc. When there is a new point grant request from the grant table 3003 and the point grant unit, it is determined whether or not the specified limit is satisfied with reference to the point grant data, and if the limit is not satisfied, no point is granted. It has a point grant selection part.

  As a result, the passenger is prevented from repeatedly getting on and off in a meaningless manner only for the purpose of points, and appropriate point assignment is realized. For example, determine whether the specified time has elapsed since the renewal time, whether the renewal location is not a close home or door, or whether the passenger has repeatedly unloaded and exited in a short time, Unnecessary point grant can be prevented.

  In addition, as described above, according to the present invention, the threshold value used by the door selection means is individually set according to the size of the station platform in front of the door, the shape of the station platform, or the number of passengers that can wait. It is characterized by.

  Thereby, the passenger guidance according to the state of the station platform becomes possible. For example, for a door that is wide in front of the door and has few passengers, the threshold is set to “∞” or the number of trains that can be boarded so that points can be easily given. On the other hand, the threshold is set to “0” or a value in the vicinity of 0 at a door where the front of the door is narrow and the passengers are always concentrated like the side of the stairs, so that almost no points are given. As a result, the passengers at the station platform can be leveled.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can implement | achieve providing the passenger guidance system which eased the congestion on a platform and was able to shorten a passenger's boarding / alighting time.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the operation of the first embodiment. 1 is a system configuration diagram of Embodiment 1. FIG. The block diagram of a passenger guidance device. The block diagram of a reader / writer. The block diagram of RF card. The block diagram of a point management apparatus. The system block diagram of Example 2. FIG. The block diagram of a door selection apparatus. FIG. 10 is a system configuration diagram of Embodiment 4. The block diagram of RF card with a built-in mobile telephone. The block diagram of a door selection table. The block diagram of a point provision table. The block diagram of a passenger number table. The block diagram of a door position table. The block diagram of a card table. The flowchart of a passenger guidance control part. The flowchart of a portable guidance control part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Passenger guidance device, 2 ... Point management device, 3 ... RF card, 4 ... Reader / writer, 5 ... Door selection device, 6 ... Mobile phone with built-in RF card, 7 ... Passenger, 8 ... Indicator light, 9 ... Internet, 11 , 21, 31, 41, 51, 61... CPU, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52,
62 ... RAM, 13, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63 ... ROM, 14, 34 ... Non-volatile memory, 15, 16, 24, 46 ... Serial module, 17, 26, 56 ... Network controller, 25, 55 ... Parallel module, 27, 58 ... storage device, 35, 44 ... encryption module, 36, 45 ... coding / decryption module, 37, 46, 67 ... interface module, 38 ... power supply device, 39, 48, 6003 ... antenna, 54, 65 ... Image capture module, 57,6001 ... Camera, 64 ... GPS module, 66 ... Graphic module, 71 ... Passenger boarded from illuminated indicator light door, 72 ... Passenger boarded from unlit indicator light door, 81 ... Lit Indicator light 82 ... Indicator light extinguished 101, 102 Serial, 103 Wireless communication 1001 ... train, 1002 ... home doors, 1003 ... point application device, 1004 ... position detector, 2001 ... gateway, 3001,3004 ... pointer table, 3002 ... door selection table 3003 ... point awarding table,
3005 ... Passenger number table, 3006 ... Door position table, 3007 ... RF card table, 6002 ... LCD, 8001, 8002, 8003, 8004, 8005, 8006, 8007, 8008 ... Passenger guidance control unit flowchart steps, 8101, 8102 , 8103, 8104, 8105, 8106, 8107, 8108, 8109 ... steps of the flowchart of the portable guidance control unit.

Claims (8)

In a passenger guidance system that has a point program system that grants points that can be returned to cash or goods and services that benefit the passenger to passengers on the train,
Point granting means for granting points to a passenger's ticket, commuter pass, or the account for the mileage for passengers boarding from a designated door of a designated train;
Door display means for displaying a position of a designated door of the designated train;
A passenger guidance system comprising position detection means for detecting position information of a door on which a passenger has boarded in order to check whether or not a passenger has boarded from a designated door of the designated train. In the passenger guidance system of claim 1,
The passenger guidance system measures the number of passengers per door of each train, and the passenger counting means for storing the historical data for the number of passengers every weekday, holiday, day of the week, month, day, quarter, or specific time period; ,
A passenger guidance system comprising door selection means for determining a door to which points are given based on a comparison between the history data and a specific threshold value. In the passenger guidance system of claim 1,
The passenger guidance system has point management means, and the point management means records point grant data such as the date and time of point grant, or the position of a station, train, door, etc.,
When there is a new point grant request from the point program system, it is determined whether or not the specified restriction is satisfied by referring to the point grant data, and if the limit is not satisfied, point grant selection means for not giving a point Passenger guidance system characterized by having. In the passenger guidance system of claim 2,
The passenger guidance system, wherein the specific threshold is individually set in accordance with the size of the station platform in front of the door, the shape of the station platform, or the number of passengers that can stand by. In the passenger guidance method that grants points that can be returned to cash or goods and services that benefit the passenger to passengers on the train,
Granting points to passenger tickets, commuter passes, or mileage accounts for passengers boarding from designated doors on designated trains;
Displaying the position of the designated door of the designated train;
A passenger guidance method for detecting whether or not a passenger has boarded from a designated door of the designated train, and detecting position information of the door on which the passenger has boarded. In the passenger guidance method of claim 5,
Measuring the number of passengers per door of each train and storing the historical data for the number of passengers on weekdays, public holidays, days of the week, months, quarters or specific time periods;
A passenger guidance method comprising: determining a door to which points are given based on a comparison between the history data and a specific threshold value. In the passenger guidance method of claim 5,
Perform point management and record point grant data such as the date and time of point grant or the location of stations, trains, doors, etc.
A passenger guidance method characterized by determining whether or not a specified restriction is satisfied with reference to the point grant data when a new point grant request is made, and not giving a point when the limit is not satisfied. In the passenger guidance method of claim 6,
The passenger guidance method, wherein the specific threshold is individually set in accordance with the size of the station platform in front of the door, the shape of the station platform, or the number of passengers that can stand by.

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